About us
'About us' is currently only 'About me' and by learning lessons from experience, by gaining new knowledge and by addressing my network, I want this to become About Us in the future :-)
As you can see from my CV, I have covered alot of ground in my career as a software and research engineer. The red line through this process is primarily my desire for challenge, autonomy and variety! This resulted in my leap to Contracting.
The QD in Bormann QD Services primarily stands for Quantitative Development, software development that enables quantitative analysis. Or, it could just as well mean Quality Development of Data. However, it does not mean Questionable Divinations ;-)
Software Engineering
I am a software engineer with an eye for detail who does not lose sight of the strategic goal. He strives for pragmatism but without cutting corners. Platform thinking is indispensable here, both during start-up and under digital transformation.
I have my preferences when it comes to programming languages and systems, but for me technology is primarily a means, not an end in itself.
Insight
Through my experience and exposure to diverse environments, sectors and technologies, I have gained insight into what works to limit technical debt and create healthy software.
I can assist you in determining where it hurts, but prevention is better than cure. That is why I would like to share my insights at the initial phase of a new project / platform or at the restart of a stranded project.
This does not concern specific methodologies such as Agile / Scrum, design patterns or technical choices such as infrastructure, programming languages and environments.
What matters is the correct identification and demarcation of concepts from the relevant domain knowledge, the importance of representing these correctly in the system design and the selection on a number of attitudes when composing the executive teams.
Advice
With a healthy dose of skepticism and a realistic expectation about the current capabilities of AI, I can assist you in drawing up a roadmap towards your Digital Transformation in function of your business strategy (according to Porter).
Far-reaching automation---where this has not already happened---is only possible in the current state of affairs after a fine-meshed subdivision of your business processes into tasks amenable to automation with high autonomy and tasks with limited scope for automation.
By relying on existing domain knowledge and focusing on increasing the collective intelligence of your organization through the improved cooperation of man and machine, you will not have to completely redesign your sophisticated business processes.
Moreover, this way ethical considerations and the commotion and regulatory response that result from ignoring those won't interfere with your plans.
